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Theater Casting Call for a 10-Minute Play Festival

Kanata, ON, Canada
ID: 287492Exp: 6/21/2025
Description:

ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Seeking performers for a 10-Minute Play Festival, featuring seven plays by local playwrights. More details are below. Additional information: Auditions (and rehearsals) will be held in Kanata. REHEARSAL DATES: TBD. SHOW DATES AND TIMES: Friday, August 1 – Saturday, August 2, 2025 @ 7:30 pm. Saturday, August 2-Sunday, August 3, 2025 @ 2:30 pm. If you're interested, please apply.

21 roles

The CaptainBoth genders40-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Last Stand at Southwatch" play. Crusty, used to being obeyed. Cannot see the truth of the situation.

Second-In-CommandBoth genders30-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Last Stand at Southwatch" play. War weary. Sees the reality and hopelessness of the situation but still follows orders and (reluctantly) supports the Captain.

Young RecruitBoth genders18-20 y.o.All ethnicities

"Last Stand at Southwatch" play. Young and highly idealistic. Dreams of glory.

ScoutBoth genders30-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Last Stand at Southwatch" play. Close in age and friend of Second-In-Command. He knows the war is lost. Gets frustrated with the blind attitude of the Captain.

MadisonFemale25-35 y.o.All ethnicities

"Tents Situation" play. A well-groomed woman. Met Forrest through a dating sight (“Tinder”). Got her hair and nails done expecting a lavished romantic getaway and finds herself with Forrest at a remote camping sight instead. However, when danger strikes her Girl Guide training saves the day.

ForrestMale25-35 y.o.All ethnicities

"Tents Situation" play. A rugged-looking man. Met Maddy through a dating sight (“Tinder”). Wants to impress her with his he-man outdoorsy talents, which he is faking pathetically.

Sarah GraceFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Getting There" play. Wife of Steve. A little jealous of her friend Ella’s newfound independence, (though it came at the cost of becoming a widow). Very frustrated with her husband Steve’s stubborn resistance to any kind of change.

EllaFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Getting There" play. A friend of Sarah Grace. A widow. Looking forward to a weekend at her friend Sarah Grace’s cottage.

Police OfficerMale18-59 y.o.All ethnicities

"Getting There" play. A cop doing his job. Would be somewhat intimidating in light of the soon to be revealed circumstances.

JacquelineFemale70-90 y.o.All ethnicities

"Menage à Trois" play. Female older resident. Used to host a radio show.

CharlesMale70-90 y.o.All ethnicities

"Menage à Trois" play. Male new resident. Old flame of Jacqueline’s. Former star of the theatre.

PhilippeMale70-90 y.o.All ethnicities

"Menage à Trois" play. Pronounces words with a French accent. Describes himself as a “well-traveled pilot”. Has a crush on Jacqueline.

NurseFemale30-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Menage à Trois" play. Cranky, domineering and a “giant prude”. Does not believe in sex after 40.

ClothoBoth genders18-53 y.o.All ethnicities

"A Cut Above" play. Pleasant, long silver-grey hair, sits in chair spinning the yarn which creates the lives of mortals.

LachesisBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"A Cut Above" play. Carefree, limber, roams about the stage somewhat dramatically. Likes to visit earth and interact with humans for fun and to relieve boredom.

AtroposBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"A Cut Above" play. Grumpy, mostly at desk writing. Atropos decides the manner of each death and records it in the book.

AlexFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Study Buddy" play. A student. More interested in asking out a girl in his History class, than studying.

Study BuddyBoth genders18-57 y.o.All ethnicities

"Study Buddy" play. A perky robot. “Version 2.3, released in 2036”, designed to create a lifelike simulation of a study partner.

BobBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Cod Almighty" play. A fish. Believes he caught a glimpse of an afterlife after being caught and thrown back.

KenBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Cod Almighty" play. A smaller fish. Bob’s friend. Believes that Bob was “brought up” to give a message to all fish.

FrankBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Cod Almighty" play. A larger fish. Grumpy, non-believer. “All there is, is swimming, eating, pooping and spawning. That’s it.”